1st Edition

English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula

Edited By Mark Wyatt, Glenda El Gamal Copyright 2023
256 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Focusing on English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in the Arab Gulf states, the authors consider both sociolinguistic and pedagogical perspectives, and explore practical implications. This edited volume features chapters covering how teachers are negotiating the linguistic challenges posed by EMI; issues of ownership, choice and agency; the scaffolding of academic literacies; how to... Read more

1. English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula: Shifting Perspectives, Developing Understandings

Mark Wyatt

2. English-Medium Instruction in the Arab Gulf States: Strategies Needed to Support the Realization of Governmental Visions for 2030 and Beyond

Kay Gallagher and Wayne Jones

3. The Rich Promise of Bilingual Education in UAE K-12 Government Schools

Glenda El Gamal

4. Language Policies and Ideologies in Qatar: Is Resistance to English-medium Instruction the Right Resistance?

Sara Hillman

5. English-medium Instruction in Emirati Higher Education: The Importance of Choice and Agency

Sarah Hopkyns

6. Negotiating the Arabic and English Space in UAE Higher Education: The Ownership of English in the English-medium Instruction Context

Wafa Zoghbor

7. Pathways to Interculturality and the Saudi 2030 Vision

Melanie van den Hoven and Muneer Al Qahtani

8. Intercultural Content in EFL Materials at Secondary Schools in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia

Marta Maria Tryzna

9. Helping Gulf Arab Learners Negotiate the Linguistic Challenges Posed by English as a Medium of Instruction

Melanie Gobert

10. Re-thinking the Scaffolding of Academic Literacies in EMI Higher Education on the Arabian Peninsula

Simon Green

11. Using EMI in Teaching STEM Subjects on the Arabian Peninsula to Support Arabic-speaking Learners

Martina Dickson and David Litz

12. An ‘Inconvenient Truth’: EMI University STEM Instructors in the Arab Gulf Need Targeted Professional Development to Help Them Address their Learners’ Needs

Curtis Bradley, Jessica Midraj and Asli Hassan

13. Reflective Practice: Professional Learning for Faculty at an EMI Institution in the UAE

Christina Gitsaki and Wafa Zoghbor

14. English as a Medium of Instruction on the Arabian Peninsula: Future Directions

Peter De Costa

Biography

Mark Wyatt is Associate Professor of English at Khalifa University in the UAE, having previously worked for the Universities of Leeds (in Oman) and Portsmouth, UK. His research interests include language teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs, reflective practice, practitioner research, mentoring, and EMI. He recently co-edited International Perspectives on Mentoring in English Language Education (Palgrave).

Glenda El Gamal is Senior Lecturer of English at Khalifa University in the UAE, having previously worked in Egypt and Australia as a language teacher, researcher and teacher educator. Her research interests encompass EMI, intercultural communication, and Academic Writing for STEM. She is currently Research Networks Coordinator for AILA.